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C. A. BREWER.

SALES BOARD. APPLICATION FILED I.1AII'.15.I919.

Patented July 8, 1919.

= F CCGQ, ILLENGS, SSIGNOR T0 GEES A. BREWER & Q, ELLINGIS, A PARTNERSHIP CONSISTLNG GF CHARLES C. BREWER, KENNET E E. BREWER, EVERETT R. BREWER.

SALES-E Specification or' Letters Patent.

atented duly 8, ll,

Application tiled Eieren 3.5, wie., Serial Eo. 282,336.

p a citizen of the United States, residing at hlcago, in the county of Cook and State oi illinois, have invented certain new and useful improvements in SalesBoa'rds, of which the following is a specification.

rlhis invention relates to what are commonly known as sales boards, of the char.- acter typically disclosed in Letters Patent to Brewer and Scannell No. 780,086, dated January 17, 1905 These devices consist substantially of a board containing a number ot transverse holes in which are loaded slips or1 paper containing various indicia,

the ends or t-he holes being sealed by paper sheets, and the slips being ejected by a punch. These devices may be variously used, either for the vending and advertising purposes set forth in the aforesaid lietters Patent, or as a game board for educational and amusement purposes; as, for instance, the paper slips may contain the letters of the alphabet printed thereon, and the object of the game may be to see which of the players can rst punch out enough letters to build a word, or the slip may contain numerals printed thereon and the object of the game may be to see who can punch out the highest aggregate or sum in a given number otr punches.

These boards have heretofore to a considerable extent been provided with a hinged rear brace to support them in an inclined position, somewhat after the fashion of an easel, as typically shown in the aforesaid patent; but the provision of such a rear brace interferes with the compact packing of these articles for storage and shipment in quantities, necessitating considerably more packing space than is required tor the plain rectangular boards when not equipped with the back brace. l-lence, these articles are now largely put out with the back brace or support omitted. rllhis latter form ot the device has one serious obyection, arising out of the tat that any careless users thereof, in punc z the slips out or the board, will a table or counter and unch thro 'orn the top or the board. 02 course, wenth manipulated no clearance is provided for te extrusion or the slip, and it is ma l P mashed down at the back ol'the ard lay the lartlat ou necessitating the picking up of the latter and the reapplication of the punch to get the slip out.

rlhe object or the present invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive means by which the board may be firmly supported when in use at a safe distance above the surface of the table or counter to afford clearance for the discharge of the slips when the board is resting on such table or counter, and at the same time avoid the waste or storage or shipping space when the boards are packed in quantities.

With this object in view, l have devised the improvement forming the subject mat ter of the present invention, which l will now proceed to describe.

he invention is illustrated as to structure and mode of use in the accompanying drawing, in which*V Figure l is a rear elevation ol the sales board, broken out between its upper and lower ends, and showing-the four removable legs ol the board packed in the pocket provided therefor in the upper portion of the rear side ot the board, together with a rsrangible seal for holding them confined in said pocket; y

Fig. 2 is a section on the offset line 2-52 ori'hig. l; and l liig. 3 is a vertical section through the lower portion or the board illustrating the manner of punching out the folded slips.

Referring to the drawing, 5 designates as an entirety the board itself which, in the instance shown, is made up of a. plurality of heavy cardboard sheets 6 pasted to produce a laminated structure and containing the transverse perforations or apertures 7., Both ends or these apertures are sealed by thin sheets 8 or easily perforated paper, and -over the sheets 8 are cardboard sheets 9 having holes registering with the main holes 7 and serving as guides rior e application o the punch or key l0.; the thin sealing sheets 8 being preferably of a diderent, contrasting colorV from the outer 1 -ef sheets 9, so as to readily-indicate the proper points of application o the lreye Wit the holes 7 are loaded the folded Y or symbols, the character o which depends upon theuse and purpose or the device.

past-ed thin perforated In the four corners of the board. on the rear side thereof. I form round holes or sockets l2. in which are inserted removable pins or pegs 13 that constitute legs supporting the board on the table. indicated by the line let in Fig. '2. In the rear surface of the board. preferably above the series of perforations T. I form a shallow recess or pocket l5 of a size just sutiicient to compactly contain the four pins or pegs 13 vrithin the surface boundaries of the board, as clearly shovvn in Fig. l. Then the board is prepared for shipment these pins or pegs. vvith their ends preferably coated vvitli a dried adhesive. are set into the pocket l5. and a frangible seal,v such as a slip of paper 1G is pasted over the open side of the pocket to retain the pins or pegs vvithin the latter and prevent their accidental loss. 'hen the board reaches its place of use. the seal is broken. the pins or pegs removed. their ends moistened and inserted in the holes l2, and the device. then rests on the table or counter in the manner shovvn in Fig. 2. the board being firmly supported at a safe height above the surface of the table or counter to enable the slips to be forced out of the board by the punch 10 in the manner indicated in Fig. 8 vvithout mashing the slips. as has heretofore been done vvith the board lying fiat on the table or counter.

It vvill be readily seen from the foregoing hovv my present improvement accomplishes the stated objects of the invention. vith the pegs 13' removed from the holes and packed and sealed vvithin the pocket l5. the complete device occupies. for purposes of storage or shipment. only the space required by the board itself; and when the board has reached its place of use. it may be set up by merely breaking the seal. removing the pegs from the pockets and inserting them in the corner holes of the board. The legs are less expensive than a hinged back-brace. and they support the board more firmly vvhile being punched. The blank space at the head of the board. both front and rear, is frequently used for advertising purposes. and it will be seen that my improvement does not appreciably interfere vvith the use of this space for such purposes. 4

Although I have shovvn and described a laminated board. it. vvill be understood that this specic. structure of board is notof the essence of the invention. since a one piece board of vvood or other material may be used, with the pocket to receive the legs of the board suitably mortised therein.

I claim:

l. A sales board of the character described. comprising a fiat board having a perforated portion and an imperforate portion, said board further having holes in its rear side in the vicinity of the corners thereof and a pocket in one side of its imperforate portion. and supporting legs for said board adapted in the Working position of the latter to be entered in said holes and in the idle position of said board to be stored in said pocket.

2. A sales board of the character described. comprising a Hat board having a perforated portion and an imperforate portion. said board further having round holes at its corners extending part vvay therethrough from its under side and a shallow pocket in the under side of its imperforate portion. and supporting legs for said board in the form of round pins adapted in the working position of said board to tightly fit said holes and in the idle position of said board to be stored in said pocket.

3. A sales board of the character described. comprising a fiat board having a lovver perforated portion and an upper imperforate portion. said board also having holes at its cornersextending part vvay therethrough from its under side and ashallovv pocket in the under side of its imperforate portion. supporting legs for said board adapted in the Working position of the latter to tightly t said holes and in the idle position of said board to be stored in said pocket. and frangible means for retaining said legs in said pocket.

l. A sales board of the character described. comprising a flat board having a lower perforated portion and an upper 1mperforate portion. said board also having round holes at its corners extending part ivay therethrough from its under side and a shallow pocket in the under side of its imperforate portion. supporting legs for said board in the form of round pins adapted in the Working position of said board to tightly lit said holes and in the idle position of said board to lill said pocket, and a seal pasted over the open side of said pocket completely closing the latter and confining said legs in said pocket.

CHARLES A. BREWER. 

